ALS : Richmond, Va., to George Washington, Philadelphia, 1796 Jan. 24.

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ALS : Richmond, Va., to George Washington, Philadelphia, 1796 Jan. 24.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122617094

Offers to extricate his uncle from his difficult position as executor of the estate of Thomas Colvill; asks for some Guinea hogs from Mount Vernon to add to his stock.

1 item (2 p.) ; 24 cm.

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Kountze, De Lancey, d. 1946,

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Colvill, Thomas, -1766

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...